The use of a modified Delphi approach to engage stakeholders in zoonotic disease research priority setting

Sawford, K.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Toribio, J. A.; Taylor, M. R.

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dc.contributor.author	Sawford, K.
dc.contributor.author	Dhand, Navneet K.
dc.contributor.author	Toribio, J. A.
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, M. R.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-04-04
dc.date.available	2016-04-04
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Sawford, K., Dhand, N. K., Toribio, J. A., & Taylor, M. R. (2014). The use of a modified Delphi approach to engage stakeholders in zoonotic disease research priority setting. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 182.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/14627
dc.description	Electronic supplementary material [Round one questionnaire – the first questionnaire distributed to all stakeholders identified during sampling.(PDF 225 KB) and Round two questionnaire – the second questionnaire distributed to those stakeholders who completed the round one questionnaire.(PDF 266 KB)] and the authors’ original submitted files for images can be freely accessed via http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-14-182#Declarations.	en
dc.description.abstract	Background After the 2011 cluster of Hendra virus cases in horses in Australia, public health targeted education initiatives at people in the equine industry to reduce human exposure to potentially infected horses. ‘Horse owners and Hendra Virus: A Longitudinal cohort study To Evaluate Risk’ aims to enhance public health measures through improved understanding of Hendra virus risk perception and risk mitigation strategies among horse owners and horse care providers. This paper describes the stakeholder consultation that was undertaken to ensure the cohort study outcomes were relevant to diverse groups who play a role in Hendra virus policy development and implementation. Methods A two-round modified Delphi study with online questionnaires was conducted. In round one, stakeholders identified priority research areas. In round two, stakeholders rated and ranked topics that emerged from thematic analysis of the round one responses. Round two data were analysed using logistic regression. Results Of the 255 stakeholders contacted, 101 responded to round one. Over 450 topics were proposed. These were organized into 18 themes. Approximately two thirds of the round one respondents participated in round two. ‘Hendra virus-related risk awareness and perception’, ‘personal health and safety’, ‘emergency preparedness’, ‘risk prevention, mitigation, and biosecurity’, and ‘Hendra virus vaccination in horses – attitudes/uptake’ were the top five areas identified according to probability of being ranked extremely important. Conclusions In this study, a modified Delphi approach was effective in guiding research into Hendra virus, a zoonotic disease of animal and human health significance. The findings support the notion that stakeholders should be engaged in zoonotic disease research priority setting. Such consultation will help to ensure that research initiatives are relevant and useful to stakeholders in the position to make use of new findings. Keywords Delphi method Stakeholder engagement Zoonotic disease Hendra virus Public health Thematic analysis	en
dc.description.sponsorship	This research was funded by the Commonwealth of Australia, the State of New South Wales and the State of Queensland under the National Hendra Virus Research Program.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	BMC	en
dc.relation	This research was funded by the Commonwealth of Australia, the State of New South Wales and the State of Queensland under the National Hendra Virus Research Program.	en
dc.rights	Other	en
dc.title	The use of a modified Delphi approach to engage stakeholders in zoonotic disease research priority setting	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1186/1471-2458-14-182
dc.type.pubtype	Publisher's version	en
usyd.faculty	Faculty of Science, School of Life and Environmental Sciences	en